What is your favorite piece of classical music?

I've more than 1 favorite piece: (it's hard to decide)

Bach – Art of Fugue

Bach – Musical Offering

Bach – Well-Tempered Clavier book 1 & 2

Bach – Mass in B minor

Bach – Orchestral Suite no.2 in B minor

Bach – Toccata and Fugue in D minor

Bach – Passacaglia and Fugue in C minor

Bach – Fantasia and Fugue in C minor BWV537

Bach – Fantasia and Fugue in G minor “The Great”

Bach – Fantasia and Fugue in G minor “Little”

Bach – Six Sonatas and Partitas for solo violin

Bach – Six Trio Sonatas for organ

Bach – Brandenburg Concertos

Bach – Great Eighteen Chorale Preludes

Mozart – Requiem in D minor

Mozart – Fugue in C Minor for Two Pianos

Mozart – Piano Concerto no.20 in D minor

Mozart – Clarinet Quintet in A major

Mozart – Clarinet Concerto in A major

Mozart – Jupiter Symphony in C major

Elgar – Enigma Variations

Handel – Messiah

Handel – Passacaglia in G minor

Beethoven – Moonlight Sonata

Beethoven – Tempest Sonata

Holst – The Planets

Vivaldi – The Four Seasons

Telemann – Viola Concerto in G major

Ahh! Rhapsody in Blue is one of my favourites too! It makes me smile every time I hear it!

I remember when I was 12, my mom and I played a duet for two pianos of it.

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But other than that, there are SO many pieces that I enjoy!

Well, Debussy is my favourite composer so anything by him. Chopin is also amazing. :)

The Nutcracker suite by Tchaikovsky is beautiful

The Planets by Gustav Holst

The famous Bach Toccata & Fugue in d minor

Beethoven's Symphony no. 5 (Although I'm not a huge Beethoven fan)

But I think my ultimate favourite is the Hungarian Rhapsody in c# minor by Franz Liszt. It's just so powerful! The reason why I like it so much is probably because as a young child, I remember watching this piece being performed by Bugs Bunny and the mouse. I was in complete awe the first time I saw it. But the orchestral version just blew me away.

Yay for classical music!

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That is a very difficult question to answer to be honest. I am a fan of Rochmaninov's music. Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini is a favorite. I also like Prelude in G Minor. The pianist is Idil Biret and I love her playing. I listen to it almost daily. I love Tchaikovsky's Swan Lake like you do and his Nutcracker. I love his piano concerto's. They are dramatic and sweeping. And I like Mendelssohn's Italian and Scotttish symphonies.

I played Rhapsody in Blue as part of a Gershwin medley for a Symphonic Band, it was quite nice (: Well for me, my favorite composers are all French, so here's a quick list of my favorites:

1) Prelude a L'Apres-Midi d'un Faune -- Claude Debussy

2) Fantasie Impromptu -- Frederic Chopin

3) The Daphnis et Chloe Suite -- Maurice Ravel

That is a very broad question it truthfully changes from time to time. One day I'll enjoy a piano concerto and it'll be my favorite piece for a while, then it will be a symphony. It truly does with what mood I am in. Currently my favorite piece of classical music is Totentanz by Franz Liszt but I'm sure it will change soon, I will still enjoy the piece but it will not be my favorite.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7nVmFlSV1ok

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Qx2lMaMsl8

The Flower Duet

The Requiem in D minor by Mozart

Exit by Einaudi is quite touching to me, and it's my favorite. I like a lot of Einaudi.

I also like Yiruma's River Flows in You and Kiss the Rain a lot, and his other pieces.

But you're right, the famous classics are the best :)

Adagio for Strings - Samuel Barber